Five stories that have North Texas talking: The latest in Confederate symbols and Texas; George H.W. Bush under fire; classic scary movies; and more.
State Rep. , D-Dallas, will meet with Gov. Greg Abbott Friday to discuss the removal of a plaque honoring the Confederacy at the state Capitol.
The plaque, installed in 1959, hangs on the wall near Johnson鈥檚 office and asserts the Civil War was 鈥渘ot a rebellion, nor was its underlying cause to sustain slavery.鈥� Johnson has sent a letter concerning the plaque to the in August.
鈥淭he aforementioned plaque has no rightful place in the Texas Capitol,鈥� Johnson wrote in a letter dated Aug. 16. 鈥淭he plaque is not historically accurate in the slightest, to which any legitimate, peer-reviewed Civil War historian will attest.鈥�
Johnson this week sent a formal request with the state to remove it.
鈥淭he plaque did not mark a historical event, nor was it installed to honor a specific Confederate soldier or leader, according to three members who were officers of the children's group in 1959,鈥� according to .
Abbott to meet with Johnson. The governor removing the monuments "won't erase our nation's past, and it doesn't advance our nation's future," reported.
In a statement this week, Johnson said this issue is not partisan.
鈥淭he plaque is indefensible from a historical standpoint,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 trust that Governor Abbott, in his role as Chairman of the State Preservation Board, will come to the and I did and call for the plaque鈥檚 immediate removal.鈥�
There are public symbols of the Confederacy around Texas, including a dozen on . [The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News]
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- #MeToo: Two actresses have accused George H.W. Bush of inappropriately touching them during separate photo opps. Bush鈥檚 office apologized and said 鈥渙n occasion he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner." []
- Straus speaks: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus shook up the state Legislature when he announced his decision this week not to run for re-election next year. He talked with The Texas Tribune about his plans.
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- Old haunts: Every Halloween, new movies try their best to scare the daylights out of us, but there鈥檚 nothing like the classics. 鈥淭he Exorcist鈥� and 鈥淣osferatu,鈥� accompanied by a live band out of Austin, are both playing in Dallas this weekend. []
- Post-fair fare: Free Fletcher鈥檚 Corny Dogs. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Main Street Garden. []
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